These are the POWERFUL WEAPONS that I think the NRA loses all credibility with me about. To fight for citizen rights to possess such weapons scares me. A right to bear arms surely must not mean a 100ft flame shooter, a tank buster rocket launcher, a 300 round a minute 50 cal. machine gun and on and on.

Yes, they are cool as they get to get your jollies with, but again - let them have the weapons but take the bullets away please!!!!

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Think back 230 years ago. What happened? The American Revolution is what. Who was involved? Citizens against their government. Now I wonder who would have won if the citizens were only allowed to have spit wads. It was at a time of war with ones own government that the 2nd amendment was written. I believe the mind set was, "What if we have to do it again?"

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haven't heard of anyone being killed in the US with a flame thrower lately :-). law abiding citizens ought to be able to own what they want BUT they must be responsible for making sure that what they own does not end up in the hands of the bad guys.

those big guns are a blast (no pun) to fire. :-D

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